The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-05-20

THE union carpenters Of Rochester, N. Y,
AGO in number, struck recently for nine
hours work at the old pay.
BosToN capitalists arc busy boring for
natural gas in various sections around that
city.
THE Pennsylvania House has refused to
pass a bill for suffrage without regard to
sex and another prohibiting discrimination
by telephone companies and regulating the
rental of the instruments.
AFTER several days consumed in hearing
testimony, the charge Of conspiracy against
Archibald, Rogers and McGregor, the Buff
falo IN. - oil milhonaires, has been dis
missed
FIVE men were terribly injured by cave
in Of red-hot rubbish at the Edgar ThOm-
son works, Braddocks, Pa, recently, their
clothing being burned entirely from their
bodies aud the flesh literally cooked. The
names Of the victims are Johu Zawlewos-
kew, John Gearceft, John Gedard, John La
waite and Charles Lcdonoski.
THE most destructive fire that Northern
New Hampshire has ever known occurred
in Lebanon on the 10TH breaking out in
Read, Mason a. Co.'s furniture factory and
burning southerly, destroying every thing
in that direction. The loss was estimated
at S300,000 while tho insurance was S11O, 900.
ANOTHER attempt has been made to burn
the Pennsylvania railroad depot in Jersey
City, N. J. The flames were extinguished
before any great damage was done.
THE Western Nail Association met in
Pittsburgh, Pa, May II and reafirmed the
card rates. Trade was reported dull.
FIRE recently destroyed Shaw Bros tan
merry and saw mill at Grand Lake Stream,
Me- Loss, Sl25,O0O
TIE Federal Club of New York City gave
a banquet 70 Theodore Roosevelt the other
night.
The directors of the Pennsylvania road
have voted to issue s., ,OO0,OOJ Of new stock
70 pay for contemplated improvements
Two badly tainted car loads of Western
beef were seized at New York freight de
pot recently by the city health officers.
BANGOR, Ne, and MiddlebOrO and Buz.
Yards Bay, Mass, report large forest fires.
Much damage has already been done and
much greater loss is threatened in timber
and buildings.
AT New Boston, N. H., fire destroyed the
town house, one church, two chapels, one
store and shop and seven dwellings. Loss
$4,000; insurance, $4,000
RUMOR circulated ON Wall street OF
the 11th that the following arrangement
had been made to take the Baltimore &
Ohio stock under Garrett options: The
Ives -Stayner party to take So, 900, 900; Jay
Gould, S6,OO0,OOO; Pullman and Adams Elk
press party, s6,OOOOOO, and other parties
smaller amounts.
II ME AAaAM N&AlAAs N0EGNuNA With hNNGnAN -ilNe
head of prize Jersey stock and several hog
and sheep of the Nathaniel Thayer estat,
in Lancaster, Mass, was burned the othei
night Two other barns were damaged
Loss, $4,000.
THE national convention Of the Ancien
Order Of Hibernians, at New York recent
ly, elected the following oficens for th'
ensuing year; National delegate, JOSEPH
Cahin, Of Chicago; national secretary
William Sheridan, of Jersey City, and ma
tional treasurer, Thomas Fitzpatrick, o
New York
A COLLISION which came near resulting
seriously for both vessels, occurred of
Quarantine at New York the other night
between the Red Star steamer, Belgenland
from Antwerp, and the tramp steamer
Hartlepool, from MiddlesbOrough. A pani
occurred among the immigrants on tn
Belgenland, but no lives were lost.
Ara meeting Of the members Of the Rail
road Coal Association at Pittsburgh, Pa
ON the 18th, resolutions were adopted no
TO sell to Cleveland middlemen, n, and author
iaing the members 10 cut prices at an,
time, and to undersen any contracts alread,
made. This means a bitter war for con
tracts to lake ports.
THE municipal council of the Irish Ma
tional League, OF Philadelphia, has decide,
70 boycott the Cunard steamers.
THE steamer Empire State was repOrtel
ON fire at Bristol, r. L., on the morning OF
the l4th.
AN accident occurred recently at Coal
valley, few miles from McKcesport Pa.
which resulted in the burning to death O
Mrs. Cook and her two little children, AM
ia the total destruction Of the house. Sh
was using petroleum on 70 kiudle a fire
aA A NEW NoRK paper ON the 18th state
that hrs. General Grant was suffering fror
malignant diphtheria